Clinical trials: Upper Limb Amputation
Transfemoral Amputation
Assessment of Strength, Balance, and Function in Above-Knee Amputees in Relation to Residual Limb Length
The goal of this observational study is to learn how muscle strength, balance, and functional ability are affected in people with above-knee (transfemoral) amputations.
- Trial name
- NCT07032233
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Ceren Kuzu
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Knee
Reverse Innovation in Western Health Care: the ReMotion Prosthetic Knee.
Ambulatory mobility and function are important aspects in the quality of life of people with lower limb amputations and prostheses.
- Trial name
- NCT04700085
- Testing
- ReMotion Knee
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Sint Maartenskliniek
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
C-Leg 3 and C-Leg 4 Study in Transfemoral Amputees
The aim of this post-market study is to confirm that the microprocessor controlled prosthetic knee components (C-Leg 3 and C-Leg 4) in comparison to mechanical knee joints can bring additional benefit to the users primarily on…
- Trial name
- NCT02765035
- Testing
- C-Leg 4, C-Leg 3
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Belgium
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
Prosthesis User, Congenital Amputation of Upper Limb
Pattern Recognition Prosthetic Control
Many different factors can degrade the performance of an upper limb prosthesis users control with electromyographic (EMG)-based pattern recognition control.
- Conditions
- Prosthesis User, Congenital Amputation of Upper Limb, Amputation; Traumatic, Limb
- Trial name
- Adaptation (NCT04272489)
- Testing
- EMG-Pattern Recognition Controller
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Coapt, LLC
Amputation
Multicenter Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Volar Fibroblast Injection Into the Terminal Limb of Amputees.
The study will enroll 20 adults ages 18-75 with a transtibial amputation with mature residual limbs who are ambulatory prosthesis users.
- Trial name
- NCT04839497
- Testing
- Autologous Volar Fibroblast Injection into the Terminal Limb of Amputees
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
Upper Limb Amputation
Clinical Evaluation of Intuitive, Bidirectional Strategies for the Control of Multi-articulated Prostheses for Upper Limb Amputation
The investigators propose to validate a non-invasive upper limb prosthesis capable of combining: 1) intuitive movement control through machine learning applied to myoelectric signals, and 2) vibrotactile sensory feedback in…
- Trial name
- NCT06886295
- Testing
- Prosthetic controller
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna
Amputation, Traumatic
Studying Electromyographic Activity in Patients With Upper Limb Amputations
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which the Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface ( i.e. reinnervation of partial muscle grafts by residual peripheral nerves) enables both the generation of…
- Trial name
- NCT02956603
- Testing
- Fine wire EMG electrodes
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Upper Limb Amputees
The Effect of Amputation on Spatial Visual Representation in Peripersonal Space
In this study, we wish to find behavioral evidence for the question whether an amputation of the arm can lead to changes in visual perception or motor responses to objects in peripersonal space.
- Trial name
- NCT00458757
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Upper Limb Amputation, Healthy Subjects
Microneurography and Intraneural Microstimulation for Upper Limb Sensory Investigation in Healthy and Amputee Subjects
The goal of this experimental study is to investigate the somatosensory system through intraneural recording and stimulation of the median nerve in healthy volunteers and participants with upper-limb amputation.
- Trial name
- MICROAMP (NCT07691957)
- Testing
- Microneurography, Intraneural Microstimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana
Amputation of Lower Limb Above Knee
Evaluation of Transfemoral Amputees When Transitioning From a Mechanical to a Microprocessor Prosthetic Knee
The central hypothesis of this proposal is that real-life benefits of microprocessor knees (MPK) are largely underappreciated because of the lack of sensitive and ecologically valid methods for evaluating motor performance.
- Trial name
- NCT03829202
- Testing
- Own mechanical knee, RheoKnee microprocessor prosthetic knee
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Amputation, Surgical
Improving Prosthetic Arms for Amputee: A Better Fit and More Functionality
This research and development will improve upon and investigate the potential validity of an innovative new transradial socket and harness design (the KSH system) that offers an alternative to standard hard sockets and rubber…
- Trial name
- KSH (NCT05990062)
- Testing
- K-Socket-Harness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee
Microenvironment in Patients Undergoing Non-traumatic Amputation
The microenvironment of the amputation stump in patients undergoing non-traumatic transfemoral amputation will be investigated with a combination of microdialysis and tissue sampling.
- Trial name
- MiAMII (NCT07384689)
- Testing
- ciNPWT, SSD
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Hemostasis, Surgical Blood Loss
Hemocoll, Avitene, or Bone Wax for Cancellous Bone Bleeding After Single-Ray Amputation
This is a multicentre, prospective, three-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled superiority trial evaluating fibrillar Type-I collagen haemostat (Hemocoll®) FTC, Avitene™ Microfibrillar Collagen Hemostat (MCH), and…
- Conditions
- Hemostasis, Surgical Blood Loss, Amputation Stump, Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- CANHAEM-Ray (NCT07788846)
- Testing
- Hemocoll® Fibrillar type-I collagen haemostat, Bone wax, Avitene™ Microfibrillar Collagen Hemostat
- Where
- 3 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara
Amputation, Prosthesis User
Comparison of Prosthetic Assessment Tools and Factors Influencing the Outcome
Background and rational: A large number of instruments exists to assess upper limb prosthetic function. However, they differ substantially in terms of psychometric properties and content.
- Trial name
- NCT03329326
- Testing
- Functional tests and self-reported questionnaires
- Where
- 7 sites in Austria, Finland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Upper Limb Amputees
Strategies to Control Robotic Hand Prosthesis Via HD-sEMG and to Restore Sensory Feedback Via TENS
Upper limb amputation still causes severe disability today; prostheses currently on the market are able to restore partially to the amputee the lost functionality.
- Trial name
- NCT06486571
- Testing
- Electromyography recording with HD-sEMG, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro
Amputation, Congenital, Upper Limb; Amelia
CNS Changes Following Upper Limb Loss
The objective of this study is to better understand the structural and functional changes that the central nervous system (CNS) undergoes following congenital upper limb loss.
- Trial name
- NCT06043518
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow (Injury), Prosthesis User
Redesign, Implementation and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Aktio Myoelectric Prosthesis
In Latin America, Colombia ranks fourth in countries with the highest number of people with disabilities (6.4%), 80% of whom live in low socioeconomic strata, have little access to education and high unemployment rates.
- Conditions
- Upper Limb Amputation Below Elbow (Injury), Prosthesis User, Satisfaction, Patient
- Trial name
- NCT05510193
- Testing
- Aktio prosthesis
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
Clinical Outcomes With Non-Powered vs. Powered Prosthetic Knees by K2-level Amputees
The goal of this proposed project is to gather community-based data from the K2-level Transfemoral Amputee (TFA) population to aid in evidence-based prescription of powered prosthetic knees (i.e., choosing the right device to…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Lower, Prosthesis User
- Trial name
- NCT06194838
- Testing
- Ossur Power Knee, Reboocon Intuy Knee
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury)
Decoding Motion Planning Using Cortical Potentials
The team will investigate the user's intention to move by using cortical activity during a sit to stand movement performance in people with a transfemoral amputation and able-bodied individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04325516
- Testing
- Daily activities
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Amputation, Traumatic, Prosthesis User
Evaluation of a Non-invasive Sensory Feedback System in Hand Prostheses
Implication and evaluation of a non-invasive sensory feedback system in hand prostheses in everyday life.
- Trial name
- NCT03876405
- Testing
- smartskin non-invasive sensory feedback
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University Hospital